| Rank | Team | Delta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma |
 1 |
| 2 | Alabama |
12 |
| 3 | Missouri |
2 |
| 4 | LSU |
2 |
| 5 | Texas |
4 |
| 6 | Penn State |
1 |
| 7 | Southern Cal |
 6 |
| 8 | Brigham Young |
2 |
| 9 | Texas Tech |
2 |
| 10 | Auburn |
2 |
| 11 | Georgia |
7 |
| 12 | Florida |
9 |
| 13 | South Florida |
3 |
| 14 | Kansas |
3 |
| 15 | Connecticut |
4 |
| 16 | Wisconsin |
8 |
| 17 | Ohio State |
3 |
| 18 | Wake Forest |
5 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech |
4 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech |
1 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt |
1 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State |
2 |
| 23 | Utah |
3 |
| 24 | Northwestern |
2 |
| 25 | Tulsa |
1 |
Other teams that I considered for my rankings (in order):
26) Oregon
27) Cincinnati
28) TCU
29) North Carolina
30) Arizona
Breakdown:
- Obviously the big question was who should be number 1? Alabama certainly has the best resume of any team to date but I still feel like OU is the better and this poll is supposed to be solely based on the strength of the teams.
- I gave USC the benefit of the doubt over the other two top 5 losers due to the fact that they lost on the road. Georgia certainly lost to the best oppenent but they also looked the worst doing it. You just don't start that poorly at home in one of your biggest games of the year.
- South Florida had an impressive win over NC State, but I still haven't seen anything that makes me believe that they could beat even a one loss Florida or Georgia team.
- UCONN continues to creep up on the rankings, if they can take care of a solid (now that Sexton has taken over for Paulus) Tar Heel squad in Chapel Hill then they have to considered for the top 10.
- I still don't feel like Utah is as good as their record indicates, but I look forward to this week's game against Oregon State. The Utes will tell us a lot this week.
As always you can view the chart showing the picks for the entire year and below you can see how I rank the Big 12.
Week 5 Big 12 Rankings
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